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Netanyahu faces pressure from all sides as hostage deal hopes rise Analysis by Elliott Gotkine, CNN  2 minute read Updated 8:08 AM EST, Wed January 31, 2024 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Hamas don’t agree on much. But there are two ways in which they do: first, they both reject a two-state solution; and second, …

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Israeli troops storm Al-Amal Hospital By Nils Adler, Linah Alsaafin, Tamila Varshalomidze, Brian Osgood and Mersiha Gadzo Israeli troops have stormed Al-Amal Hospital in Khan Younis and are demanding doctors, displaced Palestinians evacuate, Palestine Red Crescent says. Hamas’s political chief reviews new truce proposal saying “priority is to stop the brutal aggression against Gaza and complete withdrawal of occupation forces”. Israeli commandos disguised …

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‘Little to no warning’ for US troops killed in attack on sleeping quarters Attacks on US bases in the Middle East Since the start of Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza, US bases in Iraq and Syria have been attacked around 150 times, according to US officials. The map below shows which bases have been more …

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  First on CNN: Three US troops killed in drone attack in Jordan, at least two dozen injured By Haley Britzky, Natasha Bertrand and Oren Liebermann, CNN  3 minute read Updated 11:38 AM EST, Sun January 28, 2024 Three US Army soldiers were killed and at least two dozen service members were injured in a drone attack overnight on a small US outpost …

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UNRWA claims: UK halts aid to UN agency over allegation staff helped Hamas attack By Sarah Fowler & Lipika Pelham BBC News The UK has become the latest country to pause funding for the UN agency for Palestinians, UNRWA. It comes after the agency announced the sacking of several of its staff over allegations they were …

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  She was fleeing with her grandson, who was holding a white flag. Then she was shot By Clarissa Ward, Brent Swails, Kareem Khadder and Eliza Mackintosh, CNN  10 minute read Updated 10:20 AM EST, Fri January 26, 2024 Sara Khreis replays the last day she spent with her mother over and over in her mind. Their family …

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  Gangs, gunmen and cartels running amok. As terror grips the streets of Ecuador, even the armed forces live in fear By David Culver and Abel Alvarado, CNN  7 minute read Updated 11:32 AM EST, Thu January 25, 2024 Camille Gamarra and Diego Gallardo sat in their living room and watched as armed gunmen stormed a local television news …

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  Russian military plane crashes near Ukraine border Belgorod governor says air defenses were active in the region shortly before military plane crash From CNN’s Radina Gigova and Katharina Krebs Air defense systems in the Belgorod region were active shortly before the crash of a Russian military transport plane Wednesday morning, according to information from the …

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Russia’s relentless ‘meat assaults’ are wearing down outmanned and outgunned Ukrainian forces By Joseph Ataman, Frederik Pleitgen and Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN  7 minute read Updated 3:54 AM EST, Tue January 23, 2024 Straddling the frontlines, the small town of Avdiivka has become the epicenter of the war in Ukraine. Still in Ukrainian hands – just – it’s enclosed on three …

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